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June 2013
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Three Ways to Improve Convenience and Efficiency

You are receiving this email because you have shown interest in the Online50 service or are an existing user.

This month we focus on two products and a service which could improve efficiency and reduce hassles:

  • Our first article focusses on a relatively new Sage add on which we believe will revolutionise your experience using Sage Online: DocLink50.
  • Our second article gives details about how bookkeepers and accountants can benefit from using the unique Online50 Bureau product.
  • Finally we remind you that with Online50 you are not simply purchasing software, the software is also fully managed for you.

Thank you for your interest in Online50.

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In This Issue:

DocLink50 - All Your Documents Where You Need Them
Sage Software For Bookkeepers And Accountants
Sage Fully Managed For You

DocLink50 - All Your Documents Where You Need Them

Finding additional information about a Sage transaction is easy if you are working on Sage in your offce and the files with the source documents are near by.  It takes time to look through the files to find any relevant source documents, but it is simple enough to do.

Using Online Software Away From The Office Makes Looking At Source Documents More Challenging

Now imagine you are working from home or from another office, and the files with the source documents are still near your desk at the office, but nowhere near your current location.  You have no access to those source documents and you will need to make a note to check them when you are back in the office.  Frustrating!

DocLink50 From Online50 - Your Source Documents At The Press Of A Button

With Online50, and using DocLink50 software, it is possible to see the source file from within Sage 50 by simply control-clicking on any Sage transaction.  When you are at the office you save time as you don't have to go through the files, but when you're not at the office the source documents are still available to you, just by control-clicking on the transaction.

Wherever your accounting staff are based, with Online50 and DocLink50 it is easy to capture the source documents and attach them to Sage transactions in one step.  All users at any location will be able to see the source document even though the document files never have to be moved.

If the accountant wants details from a source document when they are doing their period end procedures, they can see it without having to move paperwork to and from their office.

If the business owner wants to keep a careful watch of all incoming and outgoing items, this will revolutionise their ability to review the accounts out of hours from home.

DocLink50 From Online50 Will Benefit Almost All Businesses Working Online

DocLink50 is likely to benefit every business using Sage Online from Online50.  Call today to find out more on 0800 195 0835.

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Sage Software For Bookkeepers And Accountants

For those providing outsourced accounting or bookkeeping services, managing the software you use can be challenging.  Challenges include:

  • Software vendors (such as Sage) launch new software regularly.  Because clients are very unlikely to all use the same version, it is essential to have a wide range of versions available including the latest.  Keeping up with this can become expensive both in tewrms of the software, and in terms of making sure thatthe different versions are abailable to staff.
  • Different versions of software from the same vendor will often not work poperly when they are installed on the same computer.  Many practices end up with a different machine per version.

Online50 have a unique product which addresses these challenges.  This saves our users both time and money, and it also makes it possible for the outsourced provider and the business staff at their clients to access Sage 50 Accounts at the same time.

Online50 Sage 50 Bureau: Multi Version

The bureau license gives accountants and bookkeepers the ability to access data sets in any of the versions of Sage 50 currently hosted by Online 50.  Currently we go from the latest version (Sage 50 Accounts 2013) back to Line 50 version 8.  That's 12 different version, and each version is available in three levels of license to reflect the needs of different users.

If a client sends a back up from an older version of Sage, you can simply restore the backup into that version and carry out the period end procedures.  You can then take a backup to return to your client.  There is no risk of the dataset being accidentally upgraded because it was worked on at a machine with a newer version of Sage installed.  We have heard of accounting bureaux having to redo work because they have sent a backup to the client that they cannot use — this is avoided by using Online50.

Online50 Sage 50 Bureau: Unlimited Companies

There is no need to purchase upgrades to access additional company datasets.  The unique Online50 Bureau gives bookkeepers and accountants access to unlimited company datasets.

Online50 Sage 50 Bureau: Upgrades Included

There is no need to pay for the new software each year.  Once it is available on Online50 (normally shortly after the release of the update) you can make use of the new software and there are no additional charges.  (Most users choose not to use the latest software as Sage are still issuing bug fixes and updates for it — with Online50 you are free to use any version available we do not force you to upgrade.)

The Online50 Bureau is the only legal Sage product available in the UK that allows those offering outsourced accounting services and their clients to work on a Sage dataset at the same time.

Call one of the Online50 team today on 0800 195 0835 to find out more.

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Sage Fully Managed For You

With Sage Online and additional benefit is that you don't need to worry about software updates or issues.

Leave Managing Sage To Us

Our engineers add all software and security updates, roll out all upgrades and deal with all maintenance of the server leaving you able to use the software to run your business rather than manage the infrastructure.  All systems are monitored 24 hours of every day.

Leave Managing The Hardware To Us

With hosting, you don't have to buy and maintain a server.  The Sage software operates on our very high spec servers in our datacentres.  Our engineers maintain the servers, and do whatever it takes to keep the service operating as expected.

Your IT Fully Hosted and Managed

For companies considering moving fully to hosting, Online50 provides a very good value service that will allow you to simply rent server capacity rather than having to buy a server yourself.  An addedou will also not need to regularly update the local computers because all the processor power

Another great reason to use Online50!

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Disclaimer

Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in this document, however we cannot warrant that the information is free from errors. There may be omissions or inaccuracies in the information and it is provided to you on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind. We assume no responsibility for the consequences of any errors or omissions in the content or otherwise relating to the information.

Copyright and all other intellectual property rights subsisting in the information presented in this document is owned by us or by the providers of such information and is protected by Copyright Law.

The Online50 service is provided by Online50 Limited, a Microsoft Gold Certified partner and Sage Authorised Application Service Partner. We are also independently audited and accredited to the ISO 27001:2005 standard for Information Security and the ISO 9001:2008 Quality standard. We are a private company, and independent of the software vendors whose applications we host. Online50 Limited is registered in England Number 3144276. Registered Office: Ternion Court, 264-268 Upper Fourth Street, Central Milton Keynes, Bucks. MK9 1DP. Correspondence Address: Unit 57 Skylines Village, Limeharbour, London E14 9TS.


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Thousands of customers use Online50 to improve
their efficiency and save time and money

Testimonial:
Fast, Superb Support

Accessing our accounts records is now even faster than when they were on our server, due to the hosting infrastructure provided by the company.

Add into this superb support (ready, fast, able and willing) from a good team. Highly recommended.

James Craven
Axiomlab Group plc


Case Study:
International Made Local

With global clients and very large datasets, it was becoming almost impossible to operate on a local network. Online50 offered the solution with Sage Online and all users logging in.

When offshoring was considered to alleviate their own staff resourcing challenges, it made sense to move to Online50 also.

Read more about International Made Local

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